[Movie 2020] Call, 콜

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The Call – Written Review (2020)

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to another movie review by EonTalk. Today, I’ve prepared the written movie review on the new Korean mystery thriller <The Call>.

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Moreover, <The Call> had great cinematography mixed with amazing music. I loved the camera angles and movements the film had, and the background music added so much value to the film. It played a huge role in setting the tone of the different moments of the movie, and giving suspense. And oh boy did the movie have good suspense. It also had great elements of mystery as well. It’s quite upsetting that we aren’t able to see this in theaters, as I definitely would’ve loved to have seen it on the big screen. It would’ve been so much more suspenseful. I guess we’ll have to just deal with these in-home movie-watching experiences for now, and in a way, as mentioned before, it’s a good thing as we’re able to enjoy these Korean films simultaneously on a global scale.

 

 

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'F grade' craze in Netflix and theater

Women take charge director, screenplay, the main role

dealing chess genius girl 'Queen's Gambit'
Netflix box office take of chess boom called the World
Film `call 'Park Shin Hye, former jongseo best acting skills
received the highest rating of Korea thriller

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There are many popular contents these days that are'F grade'. Netflix and theater districts are swept by'F grade'. Don't be surprised. Here, F is not a failure, but because it is Female, which means woman. In recent years, the film industry classifies one of the directors, screenplays, and major roles as F grades when women are in charge. It is an index that indicates how subjectively women intervened in the work. In the past, there was a lot of criticism because it was a level that simply incorporated unripe feminism into the content, but recently, works with excellent build quality have appeared one after another. Works for women have reached their heyday.

The F-rated work that received the hottest support in this year's Netflix original series is'Queen's Gambit'. It was watched by 62 million people in four weeks after its first release in late October. It was named as the most viewed work this year. In Korea, it has maintained the top 10 most viewed contents until the 16th, a month after being released. The drama tells the story of a chess genius girl Elizabeth Harman set in the US in the 1960s. It is based on a novel of the same name by Walter Tebis in 1983. A girl abandoned in an orphanage plays chess with a facility manager and grows to become a grand master. The pleasure of defeating a male chess giant by a girl who is a myoryeong is also a pleasure, but the robustness of the scenario also contributes to enhancing the immersion in the play. In place of the common song, “Kongji-patji” style, the confrontation between characters and characters was woven. As an orphan girl becomes a chess tycoon, she falls into drugs and alcohol. I freely indulge in sex with all men, but somehow I don't hate the character. It is thanks to Anya Taylor Joy, who played the main character, perfectly playing Harman. After it was aired, the original novel in the United States again became a bestseller in 37 years, and Google said that the number of searches for `Chess` reached the highest.

 

 

 

'Call' is praised as opening a new chapter in Korean-style thriller. [Photo courtesy = Netflix]

The Korean movie'Cole', which was released as a Netflix original, also showed outstanding performance by female actors. It is a thriller that occurs when two women living at different times are connected via a single phone call. All four of the main actors were female, so they were certified as'F grade' by fans. Despite being the first feature film by Chungmuro rookie director Lee Choong-hyun, it was certified as a masterpiece by receiving 100% freshness from the criticism site Roton Tomato. In 2019, Seoyeon (Park Shin-hye) and Young-sook (Jeon Jong-seo) in 1999 accidentally made a phone call.

Before long, they realize that they are in different times but lived in the same space. Young-sook in the past saves Seo-yeon's dad who died, and Seo-yeon informs Youngsook of the future. The problem is that the future for Youngsook was terrible. Young-sook cannot bear this and begins to threaten Seo-yeon.

It was praised for being the most immersive among recent Korean thriller. This is because, despite the limited roles of men, there are no gaps in the dense acting of female actors. In particular, Jeon Jong-seo, who played the role of Youngsook, showed his presence in'Call' following his previous work,'Burning', and leaps forward to become the most coveted actress of Chungmuro.

 

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[Personality] Park Shin-hye, a silent and strong'very good actor'

Eyes ize, reporter Choi Jae-wook Input 2020. 12. 24. 10:58 Revision 2020. 12. 25. 22:06

 

The best fellow actors are always standing next to actors who performed'life acting' that will remain in the memory of movie fans for a long time. Rather than trying to stand out, they perform reaction-oriented acting and open a field where the other actors can use their acting skills to their heart's content. As if a star does not shine alone, but only when someone shines it, the other actor shines from the side so that it shines and holds the center of the work. The reason Kim Min-hee was able to perform his outstanding performance in'Whacha' was because Lee Sun-gyun was beside him. There is never an actor shining alone.

 

That doesn't mean that all actors can act as supporters. It is possible only with solid acting skills and solid pitting. That way, you can show off your strong presence while shining on others. We call those who know how to shine brightly when they need to shine and then fall back silently when they need to support someone. Whether or not there is a colorful spotlight, it emits a strong presence and is loved and trusted by the public.

 

This year too, numerous actors captured the eyes and hearts of the public with their shining performances in the theater district, which suffered extreme difficulties due to Corona 19. In the meantime, the quiet yet intense performance of actor Park Shin-hye is worth a look back. It wasn't praised for its worth. Park Shin-hye, who has both star and acting skills, is a rare female actor in her early 30's. He showed off his true value as a'movie actor' while performing a stable acting in.

 

In fact, Park Shin-hye is an unparalleled box office star who can lead the work alone and take charge of the box office in dramas, but his performance on the screen has not been so far. 

 

'Call,' which was expected to be released in theaters in the first half of the year, was expected to be released in theaters in the first half of the year, but it was released on Netflix at the end of last month after being postponed several times due to'Corona 19'. Two women in different time zones connected by a single phone change each other's fate and depict a catastrophe that begins. Park Shin-hye played the role of a female Seo-yeon in 2019, when her life is crumbling due to the woman Young-sook (Jeon Jong-seo) in 1999, who should never be tied up.

 

'Call' is a film that deals with the confrontation of two women, but the current female Seo-yeon is woven in a structure that is absolutely disadvantageous. Seoyeon is a very difficult character to digest, who has no choice but to eat curse while doing hard work. The spotlight is bound to go to Jeon Jong-seo, who played Young-sook, because the horror that unfolds when Seo-yeon is constantly being beaten by Young-sook, who has absolute power, is the main trend of the film. For this reason, some of the top female actors refused to appear, and Park Shin-hye also refused to appear at first. Park Shin-hye, who decided to appear in the production crew's Samgo Choryo, immerses the audience in the movie by forming a sense of tension with a delicate yet bold acting as expected. In the yard that Park Shin-hye laid, Jeon Jong-seo was well received for his overwhelming performance. This is a part where we can once again confirm the strength and strength of Grand Senior Park Shin-hye who made this possible. 

 

Life is something you can't live alone. You need to support someone's back and take a loss to truly shine. The same goes for the life of an actor. If you try to shine alone, it can be difficult to shine for a long time. Just as living together is life, movies and dramas are also a joint work. In this respect, Park Shin-hye's wise attitude that does not settle for her current position and does not stop challenging by taking a step back stands out. Actor Park Shin-hye, who is growing from a twinkling star to a'very good actor', seems to have more to show in the future than he has shown so far. 

 

 

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He also played hard in the coronavirus situation.. Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye → Lee Je-hoon, Kim Hee-won ②

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Yoo In Yo, Park Shin-hye, Lee Je-hoon, Kim Hee-won (from left) / Photo courtesy of Ace Maker Movie Works, Netflix, CJ Entertainment
 

In the aftermath of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the theatergoers laughed and cried this year. Nevertheless, the actors played hard. In particular, Yoo Ah In, Park Shin-hye, Kwak Do-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Je-hoon, Park Jung-min, and Kim Hee-won met the audience with more than two films during the coronavirus.

 

 

Park Shin-hye, Lee Jung-hyun / Photo = Lee Dong-hoon reporter photoguy@, Kim Chang-hyun reporter chmt@

 

'Call' is also one of the works that could not avoid the aftermath of Corona 19. 'Call' was originally scheduled to be released in March this year, but the release was postponed. It was released through Netflix like'Hunting Time'. Park Shin-hye transformed into the most intense filmography ever through 'Call'. In'#Alive', which was released earlier, if you were out of candy, in 'Call', you showed off the king of the end plate with a mad appearance. She drew attention with her bloody glances supported by evil and a passionate performance that did not let her body live.

 

Their activities are expected to continue next year. Their attention is focused on what kind of charm they will show in the future.

 

 

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The 13 Best Korean Movies of 2020

Discover the top Korean movies of 2020 across genres like action, romance, comedy, and more—with streaming links included.

BY THE EDITORS, 30 DEC 20 04:45 GMT

Thanks to South Korea’s relatively competent coronavirus response, 2020 still saw a number of Korean films hit theaters and streaming sites—though obviously much fewer last year.

 

You might be wondering: what are the Best Korean Movies of 2020?

 

Cinema Escapist‘s staff have curated this list of the top 13 Korean films from 2020 to help answer that question. We chose these 13 Korean movies based on their entertainment value, narrative innovation, craft, and sociopolitical significance. When available, we’ve included links to stream movies on services like Netflix.

 

This list includes films from genres including action, romance, comedy and more—some movies even include timely pandemic themes. Fans of Korean stars like Park Shin-hye, Hwang Jung-min, and Lee Byung-hun will also find those actors adequately represented. Even if a coronavirus-stricken 2020’s Korean film lineup finds it hard to compete with 2019’s (a.k.a. the year of Parasite), there’s still some decent entries.

 

Let’s take a look at 2020’s best Korean movies!

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3. The Call

 

 

Korean Title: 콜 | Director: Lee Chung-hyun | Starring: Park Shin-hye, Jeon Jong-seo | Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery

 

Besides #Alive, Netflix snapped up another 2020 Korean movie starring Park Shin-hye: The Call. This dark thriller became one of the most widely streamed Korean films on Netflix during 2020, and got rave reviews.

In The Call, Park Shin-hye plays a young woman named Seo-yeon who gets connected through a mysterious telephone with another woman named Young-sook. It turns out Young-sook belongs 20 years in the past. Seo-yeon at first befriends Young-sook, but soon discovers that Young-sook has a taste for murder that may have deadly, time-transcending consequences for the present day.

 

Well-designed gothic visuals and a suspenseful storyline help make The Call a highly entertaining experience. Special praise also goes to Jeon Jong-seo, who plays the utterly chiling Young-sook in what is only her second feature film role (after starring as Hae-mi in 2018’s Burning).

Learn more about The Call in our full-length review. The Call is also streamable on Netflix worldwide.

 

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Chungmuro , faced with an unexpected and large-scale disaster of coronavirus infection-19, was faced with a terrible reality that he had never experienced in nearly 20 years. Because of the emergence of irresistible exogenous variables, it seems that it is more'right' to find some hope than reflection in this year's settlement.

Just as the'new order' has emerged amid a huge disaster, so has the film industry. A business model that combines traditional distribution based on theater and OTT represented by Netflix has emerged as a powerful alternative. The so-called'TNT' (Theater+Netflix) model was also beyond imagination. A representative example was the movie'#Live'.

 

 

 

★ Park Shin-hye, the biggest beneficiary of the TNT era,

is definitely Park Shin-hye who stands out with the opening of the hybrid era of the theater, Netflix, and on/offline representative platforms.

In the aftermath of the coronavirus, the release was postponed one after another, and he released two films this year. Following the movie'#Alive' co-starring with Yoo Ah-in, the thriller'Call in harmony with Jeon Jong-seo was also shown on Netflix. In particular, 'Call' was produced with the opening of the theater in mind, but one of the cases where Netflix decided to release it alone. 'Call', based on the Flix Patrol global annual chart, is ranking 68th despite being released late in late November, which is also the second highest ranking in Asian films after #ALive'. 

 

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Top Korean Movies in the World on Netflix for 2020.

 No. 2 - #TheCall

 

Top Korean Movies in South Korea Netflix for 2020.

No. 2 - #TheCall 

 

 

 

 

 

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2020

Top 10 Korean Films of 2020

By Pierce Conran

Korean cinema reached its peak in 2020, but, as it turned out, it did so far too early, and the rest of the year… well, I suppose we’ll have to put a big asterisk over it.

Parasite (2019) made history as the first foreign language film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, but that now feels like a lifetime ago, as just a fortnight later the Korean film industry almost ground to a halt, with the rest of the world not far behind. The last 10 months have been a slow, never-ending grind, with a global pandemic lapping up against the peninsula in consecutive waves.

Cinemas, thankfully, have stayed open, but audiences have hit record lows. Very few major films were released, which has caused a major backlog of unreleased content. With so much uncertainty as to when things will get back to normal, and even if the film industry can ever be the same, few new projects have been greenlit, and among those that have, several have experienced temporary shutdowns owing to public health concerns.

This is normally the place where I explore the various themes and trends of Korean film over the course of the year that was, but since Covid has decimated the release calendar, it’s difficult to analyse the industry’s output this year.

Many local pundits have highlighted all the female-centric content that’s emerged this year, but I’m a little more pessimistic. It’s true that women directors are making their presence felt in the indie scene, but while more women directors are making commercial films than ever before, the fact the films directed by women or which are largely about women were very evident in theaters means only one thing to me. Investors still don’t trust women directors or films aimed at women, abandoned what they thought would be losing content in a fallow year, and saved all their male-heavy big guns for greener post-Covid pastures.

One thing’s for certain though, the move to streaming has only accelerated. Several films that were supposed to have theatrical releases (Time to Hunt, The Call, Space Sweepers) were instead picked up by Netlfix and with investment options drying up, top film directors are being picked up by streamers in large numbers.

So on to the list. Despite 2020’s myriad challenges, I still managed to see 65 feature films this year, though sadly almost nothing from the Jeonju International Film Festival, which press couldn’t get access to this year. I also haven’t seen Night in Paradise, Park Hoon-jung’s film which debuted at the Venice International Film Festival this year. Besides that I think I’ve pretty much covered everything and as usual this list only includes films that screened for the first time in 2020. So indie favourites such as Moving On, which previously debuted at festivals, counted toward last year’s list.

Without further ado, here are my 10 best Korean films of 2020, with a few honourable mentions underneath.

Agree? Disagree? Did I miss anything? Please sound off in the comments below!

Happy New Year from MKC and here's looking to a better year ahead! Please stay safe out there.

 

4. The Call
(남매의 여름밤)

A breathless, stylish and deliciously demented remake of the Puerto Rican film The Caller, The Call is the debut from bright new talent Lee Chung-hyun, who has been impressing people in the industry with his short film work. This wicked little thriler features Park Shin-hye and Jun Jong-seo (fresh from her sensational debut in Lee Chang-dong’s Burning) battling across time in a deliriously fun ride that only falters slightly in a relentless climax. It’s the freshest addition to the flagging Korean thriller genre since 2018’s Door Lock.

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Best of 2020

 

 

2020 being the unforgettable, unexpected year with Covid-19 completely changed the entire picture of the year.
When 2020 started, I planned to watch one movie a day, 366 movies in 2020. As Covid struck, expected I would finish the target with Lockdown and WFH. But WFH became harder than WFO and I could watch only 233 movies out of 366.
233 movies would spread over 14 languages and in April, being the productive month, watched 54 movies.

Suggesting the best movies I have watched –

 

 

Top Tamil movies

 

Korean
Parasite
Memories of Murder
The Call

 

 

Kannada
Birbal Case 1

Greek
Eteros Ego

Spanish
Mirage

Danish
The Guilty

 

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